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Saturday Night Fever is one of those movies that comes along and seems to change the cultural temperature in a flash. After the movie's release in 1977, disco ruled the dance floors, and a blow-dried member of a TV-sitcom ensemble became the hottest star in the U.S. For all that, the story is conventional: a 19-year-old Italian American from Brooklyn, Tony Manero (John Travolta), works in a humble paint store and lives with his family. After dark, he becomes the polyester-clad stallion of the local nightclub; Tony's brother, a priest, observes that when Tony hits the dance floor, the crowd parts like the Red Sea before Moses. Director John Badham captures the electric connection between music and dance, and also the desperation that lies beneath Tony's ambitions to break out of his limited world. The soundtrack, which spawned a massively successful album, is dominated by the disco classics of the Bee Gees, including "Staying Alive" (Travolta's theme during the strutting opening) and "Night Fever." The Oscar®-nominated Travolta, plucked from the cast of Welcome Back, Kotter, for his first starring role, is incandescent and unbelievably confident, and his dancing is terrific. Oh, and the white suit rules!Read full review
I received 25th anniversary edition of Saturday Night Fever dvd sometime in March 2013. It's as good as I remember it back in the day. Badham's direction is superb, the script is well-written, and the actors execute it with precision. I've lost count of how many times I've watched this great film since last March. The funny or weird thing is that I remember watching the broadcast version mainly in all the years before last year. When I watched this cool 25th anniversary edition, I noticed a lot of profanity, racism, and drug use too. The movie is fun to watch with either version however. The strongest parts for me is the Bee Gees music as well as the dancing, and Travolta's character Tony. The film is basically a musical without trying to look like a musical, if that makes any sense. Each scene is well-connected and engaging, and I recommend it. It still holds up nicely today.Read full review
Not much to say about this fine movie on DVD. It plays very well and the picture is sharp and clear. The audio sounds great. The widescreen is a plus. This movie on dvd should be in everyone's library..that's if you're a John Travolta fan.
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There are so many good points it's hard to cover them all. The story and characters are engaging. The acting superb. The music is awesome and John Travolta knocked this role completely out of the park! Highley recommended!
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Thus was one of the best cd's that I owe. My fear is that I'll wear it out from too much playing & enjoying! Highly, recommended and most,'Baby boomers likr this group and this tyke of genere! Thx for adking
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